Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S6W-28406
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will discuss the effect of P&O Ferries' crewing policies on Scotland-domiciled seafarer employment with members of the Scottish Maritime Cluster.
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Question reference: S6W-28405
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of seafarers being supplied by employment agencies based in Scotland to operate P&O Ferries' Cairnryan to Larne services.
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Question reference: S6W-28423
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to (a) include all third sector spending in its monthly reports and (b) improve categories to ensure that data are accessible and useful.
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Question reference: S6W-28424
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to (a) collect funding information across all Scottish Government departments and (b) produce a breakdown of its funding to the (i) voluntary, (ii) private and (iii) public sector by (A) department and (B) budget line.
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Question reference: S6W-28425
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish annually its total direct investment in voluntary organisations, broken down by (a) grants and (b) contracts.
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Question reference: S6W-28426
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the voluntary sector to ensure that the aims of greater fiscal transparency are realised.
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Question reference: S6W-28410
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Climate Change Committee's recommendation in the publication, Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland, 2023 Report to Parliament, whether it has further investigated the emissions reduction potential of dietary choices in Scotland, particularly in relation to meat and dairy consumption reduction.
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Question reference: S6W-28388
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) recipient, (b) value and (c) project status of each of the Piers and Harbours Grants that it has issued from the Infrastructure Investment Plan to date.
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Question reference: S6W-28403
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the provision of public funds to Port of Cairnryan since March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-28379
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether any further official data on incidents of dog theft have been collated since Police Scotland produced the document, Recorded Theft of Dogs in Scotland April 2019 – March 2021, in June 2021.
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